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Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences, fol. -

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  1. Lire, ecc. Concammu che Body ot uc trom che Spire) Canctrom che sun, cirher betore or atrer tims he
  2. roche Base, Or trom rhe ANraBal DC ihc B alC 10
  3. he Capiral.
  4. GOLONNK Cordis, are che Mulcles and. Ten
  5. dons by which che Heare is concracted and dila.
  6. red.
  7. COLDRES, Ne rvo prear Circles imaxinet
  8. 20 pals chroueh the Poles oF the WorId, one o
  9. ehem chroust che Equinoctial Poinrs Aries and
  10. Libra, and che orher chrough the Solstirial Poines
  11. Cancer and Capricorn, chele are called, the P. qui-
  12. noctial and Solstiriat Colures. And chele divide
  13. the Eclipcick inco Tour equal ParES OF DuarrerS
  14. erhich are denominated accordinels: And che
  15. Poincs where chele pass chrouet are called che
  16. four Cardinal Points.
  17. COLPDS, ihe lame with sinus.
  18. COLDMELLA, che lame vich Cion
  19. COLONMA Nasi, is ehC RCsy. PATE OE chC
  20. Nose, promminene in che middle near che uxper L. iP
  21. COLOMMa Oris, chelame wich Cion
  22. COLEMVI, in Arenirecture, caken in chie lar.
  23. Best Sense, is a Porr ot Pillar ot a round Form, whict
  24. Terres to suppore or adorn a Buildins, consictins ot
  25. aBalC, 2 Shatr, or Shiank, (Wrtrich is proxertys che
  26. Column) and a Chapiter. Columns are difterent ac
  27. cording co che leveral Orders et Archirecture.
  28. The Fascan beine che Morrest and most simple
  29. is seven Models lons, comprehendins irs Bale and
  30. Capical, and diministed a Touriti parc ot i1s Dia.
  31. merer
  32. The Dorick OuxHe 10 be seven and a hale, c
  33. ciphe Diamecers lons; and irs Bale and Chapire
  34. are Comeirhat more beaurity d wich Mouldines.
  35. The Tonicke Column is nine Diamerers long, an
  36. hach ies Chapiters set oH wich Volutas, or curtd
  37. Scrolls, difterine in thar respect trom orhers a
  38. ell as in irs Bale, which is peculiar thereto.
  39. The Corinthian is che Richest oE all, havine rve
  40. rous oF L Caves For the Oenament oF its Chapiret
  41. wich Scalks or Srems, From wotience Moor Forrh
  42. Imail Volura s. Les lenech is ren Diameters.
  43. The Composit Column is likewise ten Diameters
  44. Tong, and its Chapicer is made like chac oF chc
  45. Corinchian, wich che Angulat Volutas oF 1hC 10
  46. nick.
  47. COMA Somnolencum, is a deep Sleep, lelS chat
  48. a Lirtarey, Wwichour a Fever, Wherein che Pariene
  49. beine avakened, ansivers 10 any quection pro
  50. pounded eo him, bur falls into a protound Sleet
  51. gain, vich his Mourh open and his under Tav
  52. falien, litcer eo one dead than alive. Blanchard
  53. COMA Visil. Wakine Drowinels, is a Dilease
  54. Wrherein ehie Patienes are continually inclined rc
  55. Slcep, bur scarce can Rcep, beine afrected virh
  56. preac Drontinels in che Head, a Scuxidiey in aIl
  57. ihe Senles and Laculcies, and mans cimes wicha
  58. Delirium 10O.
  59. COMB; in a Ship, is a small piece ot Fimbe
  60. set under che lover parr of the Beak-head near ctic
  61. midase; it hachene Los inic, and suxplies roche
  62. Fore-Facks Whac che Chels. Frees do corhe maim
  63. ones, thac is, to bring the TackS aboard.
  64. COMBATANT; che FleraIds Word FOF rvO
  65. Lions born in a Conc ot Aems in a Fighrine PO.
  66. Oiter.
  67. is Caid ihen eo De Combust, or in Combustion.
  68. COMEIS, are what are commonie called BIa
  69. Zine-Stars. The Ancients, especially aristocte anc
  70. his Follorvers, suppoled chem ro be Méceors oe
  71. Exhalacions, sec on Pire in the highest Region ot
  72. the Air: The Modern astronomers have founce
  73. ehem eo beabore che Orbic ot che Moon, bur ver
  74. to descend. (0 lo as to move in che Rexions ot
  75. the Planers; ic is noc improbable bue chac cher
  76. may be a Corr oF very Lccentricat Planets, and
  77. move Periodically abour che Sun.
  78. MIP. Auzout a French Ceneleman was che RxH,
  79. thac I ean find, wrtio pretended ro predict whar
  80. vould be che fucure Mocion of a Comet; Wtrich he
  81. did for onc chac appeared Zan. 1667, and senr
  82. Copies ot them. co ihe Secrecary oF the Roya
  83. Sociery, Fan. 2. 7664,. Nem Stile. Ilc 2150 did
  84. the lame, for a second Comet, wwhich appeared
  85. the Tear tollowins
  86. Fevelius in his Prodromus Comericus Caict, he is
  87. almost positive no accoune can be given of chie
  88. Phaenomena OE Comets, wichour suppolins ihe Am-
  89. nual Morion ot che Larrho
  90. Meaturins ehe Comet in che Pear 1667, hetound
  91. ic co be distane trom the L’arth above 5000 Semi-
  92. Diamerers of the lame; and that ies erue Diame
  93. ter was chen 2560 Corman Miles, Which is 3 times
  94. 25 lons as che Diamerer ot che Farch.
  95. Ele suppoles all ot them co move round che
  96. Sun as their Cenere, and ro be a Kind of Spurious
  97. Plariers.
  98. Their Frain or Coma he rakes ro be oceationed
  99. by che Beams oF the sun falline on che Head of
  100. che Comet, and paltins chrouxh che lame refected
  101. and retracted
  102. AEervaras in 1668 he publised his Cometoera-
  103. phia, wherein he suppoles, char the Prajectory ot
  104. a Comet is nearly Rectilinear, or charchey alivays
  105. move in a Areiphe Linc.
  106. Xet he luxeoles also a Mocion impressed, and an
  107. Inclinarion oF che Comets Disk ro the Sun; 25 2
  108. Caules wrhy Comets may Comerimes deviare trom
  109. a Areiphe Course, especially about ehe bexinnins
  110. and end ot cheir Appearance.
  111. Ee obserres, thar chis Line is Comertiine near
  112. thac oF a Parabola Comerimes, bur never is rhe Ack
  113. ot any Cirele. Also chac chere is in Comets a Lis-
  114. vratory Morion, like char in che Moon.
  115. The Camous MII. V. Nemton in his excellene
  116. Principia Philo. Machem. hach a larse Discourse
  117. OE Comets, D. 473, (9c. Where he proves
  118. P. Thac chey are above che Moon and in cho
  119. Region ot che Planets, becaule chey have no Di
  120. urnal Parallax, buc an Annualone: For chole C0.
  121. mets which move forward accordins ro the Order
  122. oF che Signs, arc aIl ac cheir exir or disappea.
  123. rance Rover in cheir Mocion chan chey vere be-
  124. Fore, or (Rerrograde,) it the Farrh be berween
  125. ehem and che sun; bur chey move switrer chan
  126. ordinary when chey bexin co disappear, il che
  127. Farch be in opposicion eo rhie Sun. Aud on chie
  128. contrary, it chey move concrary co che luccection
  129. oF che Siens, and have che Farch bermcen chem
  130. and che Sun, chen chey move svitrer chan ordina
  131. rily ac cheir exir; buc it the Farch be in oppoli
  132. cion, cher move porver and recroprade comards
  133. ot chiines maybe varied, or rantet) ie and onc, cheir goins oH. This chieAy depends on rhe HIO.
  134. rion ot che Farrh, a5 ic is in che Planers; Wh0 2C.
  135. cordins 25 che Carchy Morion aerees wich, or 1s
  136. planet 1o noc aboie Dehices aed 30 Minsites dts cocrats 10 Hheiis; arpcat lometimeo sercopon
  137. dure, Rampa, ale Laces cowaras eact
  138. COMBINATIONI, is ChC AET Ot Andine AOV
  139. many disterene ways, 2 cerran siben Number
  140. ene and cuo, chrec and chrec, (3C.
  141. COMBOST, a Ferm in Actronomy, When 2

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